Bowstring with mounted arrow nock holder

ABSTRACT

A bow-string and flexible arrow nock holder. The holder clamps about the bowstring of an archery bow centrally intermediate its opposite ends and defining a forwardly opening recess through whose rear end the bowstring passes. The forwardly opening recess is capable of snugly telescopingly receiving the nock of an arrow therein. The bowstring passes through the kerf formed in the rear of the nock. The holder is composed of two mating surfaces which clamp about a bowstring and provide a preselected position on a bowstring for receiving the nocked end of an arrow. The holder has a horizontal passage that intersects each of the openings that receive the bowstring and the nocked end of an arrow.

United States Patent [1 1 Awiszus Nov. 12, 1974 i [22] Filed:

l l BOWSTRING WITH MOUNTED ARROW NOCK HOLDER Mich.

[73] Assignee: Exacto, Inc., East Detroit, Mo.

June 23, 1972 [21] Appl. No.: 265,679

[52] U.S. Cl. 124/30 R, 124/35 A [51] Int. Cl... F4lb 5/00 [58] Field of Search 124/30 A, 41, 23, 24, 22, 124/35 R [56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 226.288 4/1880 David 124/35 A 2.125.591 8/1938 Smith 124/30 A 2,488,597 11/1949 Konold l 124/35 A 2.905,]66 9/1959 Niemeyer r i 124/30 A 3.010.446 11/1961 Frantcllo 1.24/30 A FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 626.306 8/1961 Canada [24/35 A Primary E.\'aminerRichard C. Pinkhain Assistant E.raminerWilliam R. Browne Attorney, Agent, or FirmClar'ence A. OBrien;

Harvey B. Jacobson 57 ABSTRACT A bow-string and flexible arrow nock holder. The holder clamps about the bowstring of an archery bow centrally intermediate its opposite ends and defining a forwardly opening recess through whose rear end the bowstring passes. The forwardly opening recess is capable of snugly telescopingly receiving the nock of an arrow therein. The bowstring passes through the kerf formed in the rear of the -nock. The holder is composed of two mating surfaceswhich clamp about a bowstring and provide a preselected position on' a bowstring for receiving the nocked end of an arrow. The holder has a horizontal passage that intersects each of the openings that receive the bowstring and the nocked end of an arrow.

6 Claims 7 Drawing Figures" BOWSTRING WITH MOUNTED ARROW NOCK HOLDER releasing the arrow nock from the taut bowstring, and

when adverse elements of the weather such as cold temperatures and precipitation are added, as is often the case when hunting, the accuracy of any shot is reduced.

The main object of this invention is to provide an improved and simplified device so arranged that an arrow nock, the bowstring and the bow will be in their desired relation to each other at all times and under all conditions.

Another object of this invention is to provide a device in accordance with the preceding objects and which is capable of maintaining the arrow nock on the bowstring in a preselected position.

A still further object of this invention is to provide an improved device so constructed to enable repeated high accuracy shots even when the archer is wearing winter gloves.

A final objectof this invention to be specifically enumerated herein is to provide an apparatus-in accordance with the preceding objects which will conform to conventional forms of manufacture, be of simple construction and easy to use so as to provide a device that will be economically feasible, long lasting'and relatively trouble free in operation.

These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout.

FIG. I is a fragmentary side elevational view ofa bow having the string thereof drawn by means of the instant invention and with the handgrip portion of the invention held in the hand of an archer and an associated arrow engaged with the arrow nock holder portion of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the handgrip or release portion of the invention, parts thereof being bro-- ken away and-illustrated in vertical section:

FIG. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken substantially upon the plane indicated by the section line 33 of FIG. 2

FIG. 4 is a side elevational view of the bowstring mounted arrow nock holder portion of the invention with parts thereof being broken away and illustrated in vertical section;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the arrow nock holder portion of the invention illustrated in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken substantially upon the plane indicated by the section line 66 of FIG. 4; and

FIG. 7 is a sectional view similar to FlGf6, but illustrating a modified form of arrow nock holder constructed of resilient material.

Referring now more specifically to the drawings, the.

numeral 10 generally designates a conventional archery bowstring, the numeral 12 generally designates a conventional form of arrow including a'nock 14 on its rearward fletched end having a transverse and rearwardly opening kerf (not sh0wn).formed therein.

The bowstring mounted nock holder portion of .the instant invention is referred to in general by the reference numeral 16 and the hand-held grip and release portion of the invention is referred to in general by the reference numeral 18.

With specific reference now to FIGS. 4 through 6 of the drawings, it may be seen that the nock holding portion 16 comprises a pair of substantially identical but right and left hand plates 20 and 22 secured together by means of suitable fasteners 24. The plates 20 and 22 have registered transverse bores 26 and 28 formed therein defining a transverse passage 30 extending through the portion 16. In addition, the plates 20 and 22 include registered front-to-rear extending slots- 32 and 34 formed therein opening into the bores 26 and 28, respectively, at their rear ends and opening outwardly of the front sides of the plates 20 and 22 at their forward ends. Finally, the plates 20 and 22 have registered and opposing semi-cylindrical front-to-rear extending recesses 36 and 38 formed therein which together define a longitudinal bore 40 which opens at its rear end 'into the passage 30 and at its front end through the forward face of the portion 16.

The plates 20 and 22 are also provided with upstanding opposing and registered small radius semicylindrical grooves 42 and 44 which together define an upstanding passage 46 extending downwardly through i the portion 16 along a diameter of the passage 30.

The portion 16 is applied to the bowstring 10 by removing the fasteners 24 and the plates 20 and 22 are separated and placed on opposite sides of the string 10 with the latter received in the grooves 42 and 44. Then, after being assured that the portion 16 is positioned centrally intermediate'the opposite ends of the bow-.

string 10, the fasteners 24 are again inserted and tightened whereby the'portion 16 is clamped in position on the string 10, the diameter of the passage 46 defined by,

the grooves 42 and 44 being slightly less than the diam eter of the string 10.

The rear portions of the plates 20 and 22 have opposing and registered T-shaped grooves 48 formed therein and the right angulated ends 50 of a wire loop or hook 52 are held captive within the grooves 48 with the hook or loop 52 projecting rearwardly from the nock holding portion 16.

The hand-held grip and release portion 18 is also formed by the joining together of a pair of opposite side plates 54 and 56 through the medium of threaded fasteners 58. The plates 54 and 56 include registered and opposing recesses 60 and 62, registered and opposing semi-cylindrical grooves 64 and 66 and registered front-to-rear extending slots 68 and 70 which together form a forwardly opening-recess 72. The long leg 74 ofand the shank portion are reciprocal in the cavity 84 f defined by the recesses 60 and 6,2. The free end of the shank portion 80'is beveled as at 86 and a compression spring 88 is seated in the lower endof the cavity 84and bears upwardly on the underside of the bight portion 82,

whereby the latch release 76 is urged upwardly, the upper end of l the release 76 being provided with a thumb-engageable head 90.

The latch release '76, when disposed in its uppermost position, is positioned with the upper beveled end 86 of its shank portion 80 projected across the inner end of the recess 72 defined by the slots 68 and 70. When the rear end of the loop 52 is urged rearwardly into the recess 72, it contacts the beveled end 86 and earns the latch release 76 downwardly against the biasing action of the spring 88 until the closed end of the loop 52 is disposed behind the shank portiorrSO after which the spring 88 again biases the latch release 76 back up to it's-upper limit positions to retain the loop 52 anchored within the-recess 72. The plates 54 and 56 are gripped in the archers hand 92 in the manner illustrated in FIG. 1 of the drawings with the fingers 94, 96 and 98 of the hand 92 seated in the forwardly opening recesses 100, I02 and 104 sculptured in the forward face of the plates 54 and 56. The thumb 106 of the hand 92 is positioned on the head 90 and may be utilized to urge the latter downwardly so as to release the loop 52 for forward displacement'relative to the plates 54 and 56 through the recess 72.

With reference nowmore specifically to FIG. 7 of the drawings, there will'be seen a modified form of nock holding portionreferred to in general by'the reference numeral 16. The nock holding portion 16 is substantially the same as the nock holding portion 16, except 7 that the right and left hand plates 20' and 22 are constructed of resilient material and secured together by means of fasteners 24. In addition, the plates 20' and 22' do not include slots corresponding to the slots 32 and 34'inasmuch as the resiliency of the plates 20 and 22' will allow the front-to-rear extending recesses 34 and 36 defining the longitudinal bore 40 to compensate for arrow nocks of different diameters. Of course, the nock holding portion 16' includes transverse bores 26'and 28' corresponding to the bores 26 and 28. Also, the nock holding portion 16' includes grooves 42. and 44" corresponding to the grooves 42 and 44 and defining an upstanding passage 46 for receiving the bowstring 10.

The nock holding portion 16' is not adapted to be used in conjunction with a hand-held grip and release portion such as the portion 18, but instead is adapted to be hand-held. Therefore, the nock holding portion ,16 does not include grooves corresponding to the In operation, the bow (not shown) may be carried, at

its grip portion, in the hand of the archer other than the hand 92 with the forward end portion of the arrow 12 disposed along the proper side of the grip portion ofthe bow and having its nock seated within the recess 38 with that portion of the string 10 passing through the passage 30 seated in the kerf(not shown) formed in the nock 14. Then, when. it is desired to make a shot, the hand 92 is advanced toward the nock holding portion 16 with the hand-held grip and release portion 18 held in the hand 92. The portion 18 is manipulated so as to receive the loop 52 within the recess 72 behind the shank portion 80. Then a rearward pull is applied to the.

- downwardly on the head 90 in order to release the loop 52 from the portion 18. The tension of the string 10 will of course project the portion 16 as well as the arrow 12 forwardly and as soon as the bowstring is straightened the portion 16 is decelerated and the nock 14 continues to move forwardly at its initial maximum speed to separate from the portion 16, the nock 14 being only snugly received and lightly frictionally retained in the recess 38. The diameter of the recess 38 is slightly less than the diameter of the nock 14. However, the slots 32 and 34 and the slight resiliency of the material of which the plates 20 and 22 are constructed enables the recess 38 to spread slightly upon the nock 14 being initially displaced rearwardly into the recess 38;

The foregsing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact constructionand operation shown and de scribed, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.

What is claimed as new is as follows;

1. In a combination comprising a bowstring and an arrow nock holder, said holder defining a body including two mating pieces clamped together about said bowstring to prevent shifting along the latte'r and located in a predetermined selected position thereon,

said holder body including front and rear sides, the front side of said holder body having a means formed therein for receiving and frictionally gripping. the rear end of an arrow nock therein, said holder body having an additional means extending rearwardly and being formed in the shape of a loop so as to be releasably gripped for drawing thebowstring, said additional means including a forward portion anchored between said mating pieces.

2. A- release for archers comprising a grip body having a front side and at least a portion thereof adapted to be encircled by the hand-of an archer, the front side of said grip body including a forwardly opening recess adapted to receive the rearward extremity of a bowstring mounted hook therein, a latch member supported from said body for reciprocation across an inner end portion of said recess and releasableengagement with said hook, and hand digit engageable movable latch release means oper'atively associated withsaid jecting horizontal hook supported therefrom, said hook being rearwardly displaceable relative to said grip body and snugly receivable'in said grip body slot-for anchoring therein by said latch member.

3. The combination of claim 2 wherein said nock holder body is provided with a forwardly opening'transverse slot extending through said first mentioned means and said nock' holder body being constructed of a resilient material, whereby an arrow nock of a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of said first mentioned means may be displaced into said first mentioned means upon slight spreading of those portions of said nock holder body disposed on opposite sides of said slot.

4. The combination of claim 3 wherein said nock holder body includes a top-to-bottom passage formed therethrough and which passes centrally through the rear end of said first mentioned means, said passage being adapted to have the mid-portion of a bowstring passed therethrough for engagement of that portion of the bowstring extending across the first mentioned means in the kerf formed in the rear end of an arrow nock positioned in said first mentioned means.

5. ln a combination comprising an arrow nock holder body and a bowstring for a bow, said holder body including two mating pieces clamped together around the bowstring to prevent shifting along the bowstring andlocated in a predetermined position on the bowstring,

said body having front and rear sides, said holder body including means defining a forward opening cavity formed therein for receiving and frictionally gripping the rear end of an arrow nock therein and permitting said bowstring therethrough and a horizontal transverse passage of a larger diameter formed therethrough, said passages intersecting with other and the center of said cavity, said cavity extending forwardly of said passages.

6. The combination of claim 5 wherein said body is constructed of resilient material. 

1. In a combination comprising a bowstring and an arrow nock holder, said holder defining a body including two mating pieces clamped together about said bowstring to prevent shifting along the latter and located in a predetermined position thereon, said holder body including front and rear sides, the front side of said holder body having a means formed therein for receiving and frictionally gripping the rear end of an arrow nock therein, said holder body having an additional means extending rearwardly and being formed in the shape of a loop so as to be releasably gripped for drawing the bowstring, said additional means including a forward portion anchored between said mating pieces.
 2. A release for archers comprising a grip body having a front side and at least a portion thereof adapted to be encircled by the hand of an archer, the front side of said grip body including a forwardly opening recess adapted to receive the rearward extremity of a bowstring mounted hook therein, a latch member supported from said body for reciprocation across an inner end portion of said recess and releasable engagement with said hook, and hand digit engageable movable latch release means operatively associated with said latch member for retracting said latch member from said recess, said recess comprising a horizontal forwardly opening slot, an arrow nock holder for the bowstring of a bow, said holder including a nock holder body provided with means for attaching said holder body to a bowstring in predetermined selected positions thereon, said holder body including front and rear sides, the front side of said holder body having a forwardly opening cavity formed therein adapted to receive and frictionally grip the rear end of an arrow nock therein, said holder body having a rearwardly projecting horizontal hook supported therefrom, said hook being rearwardly displaceable relative to said grip body and snugly receivable in said grip body slot for anchoring therein by said latch member.
 3. The combination of claim 2 wherein said nock holder body is provided with a forwardly opening transverse slot extending through said first mentioned means and said nock holder body being constructed of a resilient material, whereby an arrow nock of a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of said first mentioned means may be displaced into said first mentioned means upon slight spreading of those portions of said nock holder body disposed on opposite sides of said slot.
 4. The combination of claim 3 wherein said nock holder body includes a top-to-bottom passage formed therethrough and which passes centrally through the rear end of said first mentioned means, said passage being adapted to have the mid-portion of a bowstring passed therethrough for engagement of that portion of the bowstring extending across the first mentioned means in the kerf formed in the rear end of an arrow nock positioned in said first mentioned means.
 5. In a combination comprising an arrow nock holder body and a bowstring for a bow, said holder body including two mating pieces clamped together around the bowstring to prevent shifting along the bowstring and located in a predetermined position on the bowstring, said body having front and rear sides, said holder body including means defining a forward opening cavity formed therein for receiving and frictionally gripping the rear end of an arrOw nock therein and permitting engagement of a nocked portion of an arrow with the bowstring, said body having a peripherally continuous upstanding small diameter passage formed therethrough snugly receiving the intermediate portion of said bowstring therethrough and a horizontal transverse passage of a larger diameter formed therethrough, said passages intersecting with other and the center of said cavity, said cavity extending forwardly of said passages.
 6. The combination of claim 5 wherein said body is constructed of resilient material. 